Guatemala City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	1.21M	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 48% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5029th and 1662nd ($1070 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Guatemala and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6217th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Manchester

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	Guatemala City	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$19551

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681